This Week in Imaging: Printer Makers See Big Opportunities for Print Beyond Paper
It’s perhaps a sign of the times that a significant portion of our news this week (aside from the near......
3D Printing / Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Large Format / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 13, 2018 · Last modified August 2, 2018
It’s perhaps a sign of the times that a significant portion of our news this week (aside from the near......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 12, 2018 · Last modified August 2, 2018
Lexmark recovers post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic from empty toner cartridges and pelletizes the PCR for integration into new parts.
Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 10, 2018 · Last modified July 17, 2018
According to Griffin Hampson from the Cartridge Network, Epson’s latest software update appears to be blocking the use of remanufactured,...
Amazon / Imaging Supplies / Kyocera / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 9, 2018 · Last modified July 10, 2018
By integrating with Amazon Dash Replenishment (DRS), KYOCERA Document Solutions Europe printers can now automatically track toner usage and reorder and ship supplies before they run out.
Financial News / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 6, 2018 · Last modified July 11, 2018
The U.S. government had announced the tariff on June 15th, initially targeting some $50 billion worth of goods.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 3, 2018 · Last modified July 10, 2018
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced that the Seoul Central District Court of South Korea concluded Canon’s patent-dispute lawsuit......
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 27, 2018 · Last modified July 9, 2018
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, reported that Moreinks Ltd., as well as its managing directors agreed to resolve their pending......
Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 21, 2018 · Last modified June 22, 2018
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today reported that it’s concluded a patent-infringement lawsuit against Do It Wiser LLC in the...
3D Printing / Brother / Fuji Xerox / HP / Imaging Supplies / Lexmark / OKI / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 21, 2018 · Last modified June 27, 2018
Fujifilm’s filing of a $1 billion breach-of-contact lawsuit this week in federal court against Xerox for scrapping the $6.1 billion......
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / Imaging Supplies / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 18, 2018 · Last modified June 21, 2018
About a third of color printers sold in the United States are made in China.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 15, 2018 · Last modified June 20, 2018
Among the companies that Canon included in its lawsuit were Static Control Components, Ninestar, Aster Graphics, Print-Rite, and others.
3D Printing / HP / Imaging Supplies / OKI / Ricoh / Sharp / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 8, 2018 · Last modified June 18, 2018
According to both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, China has offered to purchase nearly $70 billion......
Brother / Canon / Epson / Featured Posts / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 4, 2018 · Last modified June 5, 2018
The ISC also stated that a recent study by Trade Partnership Worldwide prepared for the Consumer Technology Association and the National Retail Federation estimates that the tariffs would cause U.S. consumers to pay $529 million more than they now pay for ink and toner cartridges.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 1, 2018 · Last modified June 7, 2018
The white paper explains that while third-party toner provides cost savings, new-built compatible cartridges expose customers to various risks.
Featured Posts / HP / Imaging Supplies / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 1, 2018 · Last modified June 5, 2018
The products that would be subject to the tariff includes printers and copiers, their parts, and likely their supplies, including ink and toner.
Acquisitions / Canon / Epson / HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / OKI / Ricoh / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 25, 2018 · Last modified June 5, 2018
This week, we visited the folks at Lexmark International at their offices in the Big Apple, and were reminded (yet......
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